Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-05-07
THE RAILROADJ
It stin Comes On.-Though Somewhat
 Slowly.

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 1raeklaylag has beea progressing bui slowly during the week for lack of iron The rails gre laid to a point about min, miles from the GilG and the ties art dumped for a mile ahead.
 Last Thursday We visited the graderl and their camp. Their tents are pitch ed on 'he Austin place. about mile and quarter from the river. The outfit consists of s cOmmissary tent, presided over by William Robinson, three sleep inR tents and two others, occupied sE uining room and kitchen. A great feed oin Tor the mules Hanks one side of the eneampment and wagons and the usual lhcldentais of a mechanical camp are scattered about.
 On the grading about forty men and tWo-thlrds that number of teams are employed w. J. Murphy, of P6enix, has the contract for the grading. Mir. J. h, Norton Is the foreman ot the work and under his experienced supervision IS belng piled up m st excellent road bed, as level ss table and well finished oil. Itls twelve fee. ID width and, ID maintaining Its rises, m some some places, as high as three feet above the surrounding land. The working force distributed in small gangs for the dIs- thnce ot about half mile and. with blow and scrspeT, kept the dirt briskIy moving into position.
 To-day tue graders are about up t1 their camp with the work.
 The line will run for over @ mile in She center of the present Maricopa Tad, thus retiring that thoroughfare from future use for teams. The new roAd. mentioned elsewhere, will. how. ever, largely obviate any discomfort there from. The teamsters hauling lum Ter for the bridge Gre neither classic nor choice in the expression of their op.u- ions cn the condition of the road at present.
 The last pier Of the bridge vas put in position m the early part of Ihe week. The false work IS completed to the opposite side of the river. and the force is concentrated ct work on the frat two spans. The flooring IS on and the first six sway braces have just been raised. The massive timbers are lo0n- up and impGrt SD idea of the general construction.
 The force is being Intel!iSently hau- dled and n large amount of work has been done for the time employed. The powerful little portable engine is kept busy pulling and raising the heavy tim beTs.
 The pile driver is now silent and 1t will not re-commencs until the com plet.on of the spars. There remain 0n the northern side beyond the las: pier, about l,OOO feet of trestle work tO finish.
 The riyer has fallen during the week as much ss IL raised last week. and Is evidently not inclined to obstruct im- p.ovements.
 4 number Of men have been busy for several days clearing of trees, brush and fences. on the iIne ot the roEd vest Of town, making ready for the graders and the construction o' the depot.
 The passenger station is tO be placed in the alfalfa field back O; John S. Arm struag's residence, on the sectlol liue. just One-quarter ot a mile from Mill street. The freight house will be the south sIde of the read. Work IS io be commenced immediately on both struc- lures.
 Some trouble wGs had in regard 10 right of way over one oi the ranches several miles south of here. but the line was changed and all Is now serene.